GRE Word List
PROPONENT
one who argues in favor of something : advocate
The meaning of the word proponent is one who argues in favor of something : advocate.
Random words
| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| rote | the use of memory usually with little intelligence |
| solicit | to make petition to : entreat |
| imperturbable | marked by extreme calm, impassivity, and steadiness : serene |
| licentious | lacking legal or moral restraints |
| sextant | an instrument for measuring angular distances used especially in navigation to observe altitudes of celestial bodies (as in ascertaining latitude and longitude) |
| fauna | animal life |
| trajectory | the curve that a body (such as a planet or comet in its orbit or a rocket) describes in space |
| salubrious | favorable to or promoting health or well-being |
| engaged | involved in activity : occupied |
| overbearing | tending to overwhelm : overpowering |